A new vision for America's future is quickly gaining momentum. Facing a global emergency, a younger generation is spearheading a national conversation around a Green New Deal and setting the agenda for a bold political movement with the potential to revolutionize society. Millennials, the largest voting bloc in the country, are now leading on the issue of climate change. While the Green New Deal has become a lightning rod in the political sphere,...

The author, Colorado's 41st governor, discusses ways to use clean, renewable energy to help resolve global climate change and its environmental impact, based in part on examples from Colorado.

Explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal. The authors call for dismantling the fossil fuel industry and building beautiful landscapes of renewable energy, guaranteeing climate-friendly work and no-carbon housing and free public transit. And they show how a Green New Deal in the United States can strengthen climate justice movements worldwide. --From publisher description. The age of climate gradualism is over,...

New York Times bestselling author, former Speaker of the House, and Fox News political analyst and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has a plan for slashing gas prices and reducing our long-term dependence on foreign oil. Gingrich is famous for taking big, visionary ideas and boiling them down into practical solutions for the American people and in his new book, $2.50 A Gallon: Why Obama Is Wrong and Cheap Gas Is Possible, Gingrich...

An entertaining and informative guide to where renewable energy has been, where it is today, and where it's heading.

"Fracking has vociferous critics and fervent defenders, but the debate between these camps has obscured the actual story: Fracking has become a fixture of the American landscape and the global economy. It has upended the business models of energy companies around the globe, and it has started to change geopolitics and global energy markets in profound ways. Gold tells the story of this once-obscure oilfield technology--a story with an incredible cast...

Une analyse critique de la gestion et de l'exploitation des sources d'énergie au XXIe siècle. Chauffage, éclairage, mobilité, alimentation, production de biens et de services... l'énergie est à chaque instant au cœur des activités humaines. Le contrle de sa production, de sa diffusion et de sa distribution est hautement stratégique. Source de conflits, voire de guerres, l'exploitation et la consommation énergétique sont très inégalitaires,...

"The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with, a jerry-built structure now so rickety and near collapse that a strong wind or a hot day can bring it to a grinding halt. The grid is now under threat from a new source: renewable and variable energy, which puts stress on its logics as much as its components. In entertaining,...

Humanity stands at a critical crossroads. While our unprecedented interconnectedness and interdependence have made the world a single organism, we lack the system of global governance necessary to effectively address the urgent challenges of the 21st Century. The confluence of climate change, rapidly increasing worldwide demand for energy, and growing threats of nuclear terrorism and war make it critical for the world to develop effective new ways...

Este libro explica la reforma energética de 2013-2014 en México, proporciona un análisis de las causas del alza de la gasolina, electricidad y gas, así como de la actual debacle de PEMEX y de la CFE. Con un lenguaje sencillo, el autor reflexiona sobre el futuro del sector energético y del desarrollo del país, proporcionando una visión integral de los principales aspectos económicos, políticos, jurídicos, históricos y sociales de esta reforma. ¿Qué...